EDO DYNASTY (1615?1868) JAPANESE NETSUKE BONE OLD MAN

Carved Edo dynasty wooden jar with a conch shell finnial. The Conch Shell is a symbol of royalty, dignity and high rank, the 'Sacred Lungs of Buddha' and spiritual authority.

Lacquered wood sculpture.

EDO period. A blue and white porcelain vase,with loop and mock ring handles

6 Japanese Carved Wood Netsuke: Old Man with Peach, Double headed Hotai Buddha lightly signed, Double Dragon Bell signed, Toad & Man signed, Man & Pig signed, Lion on Turtle signed; together with a ca

Antique Japanese Carved Okimono Signed Figure Old Man Holding a Bag on a Stick. This item cannot be exported from Canada. 3 inches H.

Fine and well carved Edo or Meiji period signed Netsuke. From an old northeastern estate

AN UMOREGI NETSUKE OF A RAT Edo period (1615-1868), late 18th/early 19th century The rat twisting left, grasping the base of its tail; unsigned. 3.7cm x 2.1cm (1 7/16in x 13/16in). Footnotes: Provenan

Lot 6 assorted figural netsukes to 2.5 in tall. Three are signed. Old man with cape is a resin reproduction.

Lot 6 assorted old Japanese carved netsukes to 2.75 in tall: woman with hat and red sun; pot bellied man; old man with cane; etc. Couple are signed PEM (repro).

Lot 4 old Japanese carved netsukes: man lashed to a bale; Samurai warrior; seated woman with scroll; man and woman playing a game. Three are signed.

Two Japanese wood netsukes, 19th century, the finely-carved pieces in the form of a seated monkey plucking its fur, and a bony old man clutching an unknown object, both signed on the undersides. Each

Cypress wood Gigaku mask of old man. Edo period or earlier. This piece comes from the collection of Charles Smith, University of Washington.

A group of five Japanese theater masks Edo period and later Comprising a painted wood Hanya mask with impressed seal to back, a papier mache mask of an old man, and three additional wood masks (5). H:

This painting is by Matsuo Basho, a famous poet in the Edo period, depicting an old man looking at a drowning man. Calligraphy is at the top of the painting. L:44in(111cm) W:17in(43cm)

Lot 5 assorted old Japanese carved netsukes to 3 inch tall: man with snake, signed; woman with wings; man on turtle (repro.); and 2 others with men (signed).

Lot 5 assorted old Japanese carved netsukes: baby with mouse on back; man on buffalo; man wrestling octopus; 2 figures and turtle; and man with frog on head. Three are signed.

Lot 4 old Japanese to 2.25 in tall: man with fish having revolving face; man in basket; man in shell; and man carrying large mask. All are signed.

Japanese samurai helmet (KABUTO) made of iron, 18th century Edo dynasty (EDO). Made of 16 pieces and decorated with a dragon ornament with golden eyes on the front. The back shield is detached. Helmet

Japanese, 20th C. Together with a woodblock print of two geisha and a scroll of a seated man. 3 pieces Sight size: 12-1/4"h x 9"w and 14-1/4"h x 9"w

ANONYMOUS (18TH-19TH CENTURY) Flock of Cranes Edo period (1615-1868), 18th/19th century A six-panel folding screen in ink, color, and gold on paper depicting a flock of 17 cranes standing on the shore

RAKU RYŌNYŪ (KICHIZAEMON IX, 1756-1834) A Red Raku Ware Tea Bowl Edo period (1615-1868), after 1811 The earthenware chawan featuring a variegated glaze of shades of red, orange, gray, black,

ANONYMOUS Cranes with Prunus Blossoms Edo period (1615-1868), 19th century A two-panel folding screen, ink, colors, gofun (calcified crushed oyster-shell gesso), and gold on paper within a double silk

A BLACK-LACQUER NERIKAWA SUIT OF ARMOR WITH A HARAMAKI DŌ Edo period (1615-1868), 19th century The kawari kabuto of momonari (peach) form of lacquered leather with an iron visor, the wide five-la

A GOLD-LACQUER SUZURIBAKO (WRITING BOX) Edo period (1615-1868), 19th century Rectangular with an inrōbuta (flush-fitting) lid decorated in gold and silver hiramaki-e with kirigane and hirame embe